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  • Shark cage diving in Gansbaai, South Africa with Marine Dynamics. Experience the exceptional and come face to face with a great white shark! 

  • The exact world record white shark is a contested issue, but chances are it is between 6-7m. In Gansbaai, the largest white shark ever caught was at Danger Point and measured up to 5.9m.

  • If you see a white shark in the water don’t panic. Chances are high that the shark has already detected you and isn’t interested. White shark attacks are normally associated with poor visibility, so avoid murky conditions.

  • White sharks have a unique system called a “counter current heat exchange”, which keeps their body  tempreture +/- 7C above the surrounding water temperature. 

  • All sharks have an incredibly unique system on the tip of their nose called the “ampillae of Lorenzini”. These are small pores filled with a gel that transmits the electrical currents in the water to the shark’s brain so that it can assess its environment.

  • White sharks give birth to live young (not eggs), and they give birth to 6-8 pups at one time. Pups are usually between 1.0-1.5m in length and are born with teeth.

  • Body language has been a well documented form of shark communication and has identified body arching, jaw gaping, and other postures as specific social tactics.

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Daily trip 06 May 2013 | Great White Shark Cage Diving South Africa

Monday, May 06, 2013 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

On the way out to our dive site this morning we were cut off by a large flock of Cape Cormorants...

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Daily trip 05 May 2013 | Shark Diving Gansbaai

Sunday, May 05, 2013 | 1 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

There was something in the air today...

 

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Daily trip 04 May 2013 (Trip 2) | Great White Shark Cage Diving Gansbaai

Sunday, May 05, 2013 | 0 Comments

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Second trip of the day and it started with a bang as 4 sharks were seen in quick succession...

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Daily trip 04 May 2013 (Trip 1) | White Shark Diving Gansbaai

Saturday, May 04, 2013 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

It was a beautiful day to be back out on the water after the weather caused us to have no sea day yesterday...  

 

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Daily trip 02 May 2013 | Great White Shark Diving South Africa

Thursday, May 02, 2013 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

We anchored back at the island today, just at the mouth of Shark Alley, and success we had... 

 

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Daily trip 01 May 2013 (Trip 2) | Cage Diving South Africa

Wednesday, May 01, 2013 | 0 Comments

Author: Marine Dynamics (Shark Cage Diving Company)

When we arrived at the dive site for our second trip today the sharks were still waiting in the area from the first trip earlier this morning...  

 

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